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Andre Johnson, Harbor Point Condominium – New Eastside News
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Andre Johnson, Harbor Point Condominium. Harbor Point doorperson Andre Johnson has shown the skills to succeed in several occupations over the course of his career, and he says that attitude got him where he is today. I consider myself a people person, which is how I ended up doing the job I do now, he explains. I try to give the service, the performance and respect that I would like to receive. The residents make my job easy, he adds. They are great. Daniel Patton Staff Writer. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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Cubs Convention at the Sheraton Grand – New Eastside News
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Cubs Convention at the Sheraton Grand. The 32nd annual Chicago Cubs Convention, January 13 15 at the Sheraton Grand, will celebrate one of the most legendary contests in the history of baseball. Think of the Cubs and the Indians and the long drought that they’ve each gone through, says Cubs’ Manager of Games and Event Production Jim Oboikowitch. Look back at [Rajai] Davis hitting a home run in the 8th inning to tie it up, he continues. It may have been the greatest game seven ever in the World Series.
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January News – New Eastside News
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Columbia Yacht Club sails into 125th year. For fans of the Columbia Yacht Club, 2017 will be the Year of the Bash. We want to celebrate [our] 125th anniversary each day, at varying levels, says General Manager Nick Philp. There will be multiple events every month all kinds of craziness. Bockwinkel’s Harbor Point shelves plans to expand. Grocery store Bockwinkel’s Harbor Point says it will not pursue plans to expand, citing a series of roadblocks. In October, a request to expand in the other direction, to...
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Staying true to New Year resolutions — or not – New Eastside News
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Staying true to New Year resolutions or not. The tradition of making New Year’s resolutions dates back to the ancient Babylonians, who greeted every fresh calendar by promising the gods that they would pay off all their debts. But the practice of actually sticking to New Year’s resolutions rarely makes it to St. Patrick’s Day. We asked several New Eastsiders to share their personal methods for dealing with those champagne-enhanced vows. And, this year, Lewis definitely didn’t break her resolution. Every ...
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CUTE PET ALERT – New Eastside News
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Category: CUTE PET ALERT. Kona was a puppy in a Long Island rescue shelter when TV personality Tim Gunn cast her for a fashion show five years ago. Although a mishap en route to the set snatched away her chance for fame, she reaped an even greater reward that day. She got sick in the car, so she didn’t get to do the show says Kelli Bishop, Creative Director for the Steve Harvey Show. Who was helping escort Kona across town. I ended up taking her home that night. Daniel Patton, Staff Writer. But since she...
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DOORPERSON OT THE MONTH – New Eastside News
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Category: DOORPERSON OT THE MONTH. Maicheal Estepaniance, The Chandler. Maicheal Estepaniance’s commitment to his trade goes beyond the typical list of requirements on a job description. Ever since earning a degree in hospitality and business management from Triton Community College, The Chandler. Lead Doorman has invested hours of his personal time developing the skills to provide more than a superior level of service. I’m insured and trained in CPR and AED, says the native Chicagoan. This kind of disci...
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RESTAURANTS – New Eastside News
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Little truck, big dreams. Big World’s Tortas joins growing Aon food truck scene. His truck may be tiny the smallest in the lunchtime brigade but that doesn’t stop AJ Castillo, 26, from having Aon-sized ambition. Big World boss AJ Castillo (photo: Patton). I’m somewhere in between Mexican and what’s around me American society, says Castillo, who claims he’s 100 percent Mexican but was born in the US. ‘Big World’ was my nickname growing up I liked to eat a lot, and was chubby. Two to three times a week Cas...
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REAL ESTATE – New Eastside News
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Laying Wanda’s foundation. The deepest part of the 98-story Wanda Vista Tower extends more than 100 feet below the banks of the Chicago River. This is where a handful of the skyscraper’s support chambers, called caissons, are drilled into solid rock. Designed to secure the structure and withstand the wind, the massive underground columns are among the many elements that Chicago-based McHugh Construction. And dozens of subcontractors will complete before Wanda rises from the ground. When the caisson chamb...
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HEALTH – New Eastside News
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React Physical Therapy opens at Village Market. Anyone in need of postsurgical rehabilitation or help with a sports injury now has a convenient treatment option in the New Eastside. On January 9, React Physical Therapy opened its fourth Chicago location at the Village Market. React’s Franco Calabrese. Franco Calabrese, PT, DPT, clinic manager, said he appreciates a number of aspects of the neighborhood, especially the community atmosphere and proximity to parks and recreational areas. Patients run the ga...
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